# "Refer A Friend" feature removed **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [January 18, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/refer-a-friend-feature-removed/149522 "2026-01-18T17:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/refer-a-friend-feature-removed/149522/1 "2026-01-18T17:50:08Z")
I just noticed that the button was no longer there, it seems that they removed it. ![Screenshot_20260118_183943_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/8/680b185663746c95afdbe4e707e0ce5f18b6cae8.jpeg) I have another device (Archos Hello 5) which I just use for dashboard, and I haven’t updated the Homey app for a while on that device. The feature still exists here: ![Screenshot_20260118-184257](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/4/044c3a64584ffaec7ff1acc27db5cd966840134b.png) ![Screenshot_20260118-184240](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/a/ca2bca0c1113ff12f83cdec9ce1581669ac28792.png) I never used this feature, but I just noticed that it was gone from the app. Why would they remove the feature? Hosting costs maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/refer-a-friend-feature-removed/149522/2 "2026-01-18T19:26:21Z")
Probably it doesn’t really work or they already get enough references by mouth… It was there for ~ 2 years [Introducing Refer a Friend – News | Homey](https://homey.app/en-nl/news/introducing-refer-a-friend/) But why keep a button that isn’t used … Can’t think of substantial cost that it brings.